literature 1. From the earliest of times‚ cultures have been defined by their literature‚ whose medium comprises language. 2. Literature falls into two categories: a) utilitarian b) creative 3. People read creative literature because they expect it to hold their interest a nd provide pleasure. 4. The formal divisions of literature are: a) fiction b) non-fiction c) poetry d) drama Types of literature I. Fiction—are works that emanate from the author’s
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grow to be three metres in length‚ making them Australia’s largest venomous snake. The common name for this snake is the Coastal Taipan. The Taipan is usually an unmarked light olive to dark russet brown colour‚ with the exception of some specimens from the Tully area in North-east Queensland‚ where they have been found almost black in colour. The head is usually lighter in colour than the rest of the body with a pink mouth and a reddish eye. The Taipan is a stealthy hunter with an extraordinarily
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Ways of Protecting the Environment Ways to Protect the Environment Our environment is a gift from God so we must take the full responsibility in protecting and preserving it. Good environment can make people feel happy and fit. To improve the environment means to improve our life. Therefore‚ human beings can protect the environment in three ways: conserving water‚ recycling‚ reducing‚ reusing and saving energy. First‚ we can protect the environment through saving water. Water is very important
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Not Anything The thought of creating something out of nothing seems very complicated because nothing is not usually actually nothing. The absence of anything‚ not a thing‚ is indeed a simple and straightforward concept when thought of subjectively. Every day‚ modern human beings continue on throughout their day completing their normal routines. Most of the time they see nothing out of the ordinary‚ whether it be sitting at home‚ walking down the street ‚ or engaging in a conversation with a friend
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flow‚ and heat is defined as thermal energy flowing from an object at a higher temperature to one at a lower temperature. For example‚ if a chunk of metal at room temperature is placed in a beaker of boiling water‚ the metal will absorb heat from the water until it is at the same temperature as the boiling water. Scientists also often study the heat associated with different physical and chemical changes. Ideally‚ the heat changes resulting from physical and chemical phenomena can be harnessed to
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Understanding Poems‚ Prose and Plays: TMA02 Analyse a passage from A View from A Bridge that runs from “Eddie‚ moving up steps into doorway: Well‚ I’ll see ya‚ fellas” on page 5 to “Beatrice – her hands clasp at her breast; she seems half in fear‚ half in unutterable joy: They’re alright?” on page 8 of your edition of the play. The extract took place in the beginning of the play in the first act before the arrival of Beatrice’s cousins. In this part of the development of the play‚ we are about
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Character drawing The text under analysis is an extract from the novel "The passionate year" by James Hilton. It concerns the problems a new teacher faces in his class. The protagonist of the extract is a new Master at school for boys‚ Mr. Speed‚ who in fact represents the generalized image of all young teachers. The antagonists are the boys united by the author into the assembly which acts as a whole. Hilton singles out only two pupils‚ “a bright‚ rather pleasant-faced boy” and “a lean‚ rather
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Reading: Extracts from Kant’s Critique of Judgment Throughout Critique of Judgment‚ Kant (1888) analyses the four reflective judgments. These are the good‚ the agreeable‚ the beautiful and the sublime. The agreeable is a subjective‚ personal form of pleasure‚ whilst the good is an objective judgment. For Kant‚ an act is either moral or immoral‚ nothing in between. Furthermore‚ the agreeable is not a universal force‚ unlike the beautiful. Yet the sublime‚ as opposed to the beautiful‚ can not
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The extract begins with a scene of relief and joy‚ a large contradiction to how it ends where there is sadness‚ anger and fear. The writer seemed to have purposely used this contradiction as a way to contribute to the mood of the passage and of its readers; to give a sense of how easy feelings change and how our mood depends greatly on our environment. We can observe these signs of relief and joy mentioned earlier through the way the writer describes how the patients in Ward Fourteen behave. Even
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An Extract from “George’s Marvelous Medicine” By Roald Dahl GRANDMA Now you heard what your mother said‚ George. Don’t forget my medicine. And just try to behave yourself for once while she’s away. You can make me a nice cup of tea for a start .That’ll keep you out of mischief for a few minutes. One spoon sugar and no milk. It’s not sweet enough. Put more sugar in. Where’s the saucer? I won’t have a cup without a saucer. And what about a teaspoon‚ if you please? I’ll stir my own
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